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Scotts Valley High School student Winston Mattwandel was among nine local high school students honored for their original videos about water -wise Gardens earlier this month, culminating the fifth annual student-made video contest organized by the Water Conservation Coalition of Santa Cruz County and the Monterey County Water Awareness Committee.

“It’s a rainforest!” Judy Hill’s eyes grew larger, and she could not stop smiling.

The Quail Creek 4-H Club earned success at the Santa Cruz County Fair last month. The Livestock Team entered a steer, three pigs, three chickens, four market lambs and a flock of breeding sheep in the show animal competition. Their group three market lambs — raised by Steven Katawicz, Mia Hamilton, and Jay Wright — won first place. The club also won first place for the theme of its booth “Fly Me to the Fair” which featured paper mache hot air balloons.

The Scottish influence on San Lorenzo Valley place names was nearing its end when Glen Arbor was founded as a residential subdivision in 1909.

It was Easter Sunday. I was 17 years old. I had a new hat and I was about to go to hell, of that I was certain.